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Mikado · 07-09-2005, 10:49 PM

It's funny, when I was little ( I was about 5 when this show played the first time ), Barb Eden just seemed to me to be the most beautiful woman in the world...looking at her now, in reruns, she's still cute, but not as drop-dead gorgeous as I remembered. Possibly it's the outdated hair , or the "new" bodies that are in fashion today, but , for some reason, to me, shes not as hot as she used to be...What do YOU think??

TV Knowledge Fan · 04-19-2006, 04:24 PM

...people DO age, whether they're "genies" or not. Barbara is approaching her
72nd birthday. And while she's still attractive, time has crept up on her. This is why Sony/Columbia wants somebody like Jessica Alba to "be" Jeannie...to me, there's only ONE "JEANNIE"!!!

tv star collector · 04-19-2006, 07:43 PM

I think "Mikado" is saying that Barbara Eden looks different in the reruns (not in
real life).

Mikado · 04-20-2006, 12:46 AM

yeah what i meant was that when watching the old show now, she doesnt seem as gorgeous as she did when i watched it as a kid

TV Knowledge Fan · 04-20-2006, 06:01 PM

...notice the picture above. That one was taken during the second season (1966-'67), when Barbara Eden's make-up had to be altered for color filming after the first season. Her face looked a lot different, as did her costume.
In fact, by the third season, she began to look even MORE different [how DID she become more 'full-figured' then?

], and HER make-up and hair style changed even MORE in the final season (1969-'70). I assume that's what you're wondering...??

Mikado · 04-21-2006, 01:58 AM

Actually Knowledge fan, you also missed what i was really asking**...i was asking, "When you watch Barb Eden in reruns NOW...does she look as attractive as she did to you when you saw the SAME shows 40 years ago?"
( In my case, she doesnt...but, my version of "beauty" was probably much different when i was 5 or 6 )

** Apparently, I didnt word my Q very well, cause no one got what i was trying to say

TV Knowledge Fan · 04-24-2006, 06:15 PM

Okay, 'mikado', I got the point....

my answer is, yes. Her beauty (and Jeannie's) is timeless.

How's that for a proper answer?

Mikado · 04-25-2006, 01:18 AM

that works....maybe im the only one then

Mr. Television · 04-25-2006, 02:28 AM

Barbara was very sexy.

James28 · 03-10-2008, 01:18 AM

I thought that Jeannie costume made Barbara Eden look pretty. Did you think Jeannie was a pretty girl?

Mikado · 03-10-2008, 02:20 AM

Sure i do, but, somehow, she seemed more so back then..i think maybe its cause our view of whats a hot girl has changed so much in 40 years

Janice · 03-10-2008, 02:55 AM

Costume or not, I think Barbara Eden was gorgeous during her IDOJ days and beyond. Her face and figure were very sexy. You could put her in a potato sack, and she was still beautiful. It's hard to hide that kind of stunning beauty.

BarneyFife · 03-11-2008, 05:08 PM

Jeannie was hot all the way through the show.

andress_jade · 03-20-2008, 07:55 PM

Barbara as Jeannie will always be beautiful to me. When I watch her on "I Dream of Jeannie" she just seems to get prettier everytime I watch and it is the same episodes over and over. LOL.

What amazes me about Barbara is that even though she is in her 70's she still looks good. She has taken good care of herself over the years and it shows! She is still very active and healthy and is still working! She is amazing. Keep it up Barbara. We love you...then and now!

ansara1 · 05-14-2008, 01:11 PM

Hi,
As TV Knowledge Fan mentioned, I wonder how BACK THEN (though I know they had plastic surgery, etc. but????) how did Jeannie seem so much more of a "fuller figured gal" in season 4 and on than from seasons 1-3???? Was it a push up bra? Just curious

07-09-2005, 10:49 PM	#1
Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,886	Not as pretty? It's funny, when I was little ( I was about 5 when this show played the first time ), Barb Eden just seemed to me to be the most beautiful woman in the world...looking at her now, in reruns, she's still cute, but not as drop-dead gorgeous as I remembered. Possibly it's the outdated hair , or the "new" bodies that are in fashion today, but , for some reason, to me, shes not as hot as she used to be...What do YOU think??

04-19-2006, 04:24 PM	#2
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	I understand why, 'Mikado'... ...people DO age, whether they're "genies" or not. Barbara is approaching her 72nd birthday. And while she's still attractive, time has crept up on her. This is why Sony/Columbia wants somebody like Jessica Alba to "be" Jeannie...to me, there's only ONE "JEANNIE"!!!

04-20-2006, 06:01 PM	#5
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	That's a valid point, 'Mikado'... ...notice the picture above. That one was taken during the second season (1966-'67), when Barbara Eden's make-up had to be altered for color filming after the first season. Her face looked a lot different, as did her costume. In fact, by the third season, she began to look even MORE different [how DID she become more 'full-figured' then? ], and HER make-up and hair style changed even MORE in the final season (1969-'70). I assume that's what you're wondering...??

04-25-2006, 02:28 AM	#9
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03-20-2008, 07:55 PM	#14
andress_jade Life Goes On... Moderator Senior Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2004 Location: Iola, KS or Glenbrook Posts: 1,220	Barbara as Jeannie will always be beautiful to me. When I watch her on "I Dream of Jeannie" she just seems to get prettier everytime I watch and it is the same episodes over and over. LOL. What amazes me about Barbara is that even though she is in her 70's she still looks good. She has taken good care of herself over the years and it shows! She is still very active and healthy and is still working! She is amazing. Keep it up Barbara. We love you...then and now!
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04-19-2006, 07:43 PM	#3
tv star collector I Love Susie Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,486	I think "Mikado" is saying that Barbara Eden looks different in the reruns (not in real life).

04-20-2006, 12:46 AM	#4
Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,886	yeah what i meant was that when watching the old show now, she doesnt seem as gorgeous as she did when i watched it as a kid

04-21-2006, 01:58 AM	#6
Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,886	Actually Knowledge fan, you also missed what i was really asking...i was asking, "When you watch Barb Eden in reruns NOW...does she look as attractive as she did to you when you saw the SAME shows 40 years ago?" ( In my case, she doesnt...but, my version of "beauty" was probably much different when i was 5 or 6 ) Apparently, I didnt word my Q very well, cause no one got what i was trying to say

04-24-2006, 06:15 PM	#7
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	Okay, 'mikado', I got the point.... my answer is, yes. Her beauty (and Jeannie's) is timeless. How's that for a proper answer?

04-25-2006, 01:18 AM	#8
Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,886	that works....maybe im the only one then

03-10-2008, 01:18 AM	#10
James28 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 14, 2007 Posts: 3,981	I thought that Jeannie costume made Barbara Eden look pretty. Did you think Jeannie was a pretty girl?

03-10-2008, 02:20 AM	#11
Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,886	Sure i do, but, somehow, she seemed more so back then..i think maybe its cause our view of whats a hot girl has changed so much in 40 years

03-10-2008, 02:55 AM	#12
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	Costume or not, I think Barbara Eden was gorgeous during her IDOJ days and beyond. Her face and figure were very sexy. You could put her in a potato sack, and she was still beautiful. It's hard to hide that kind of stunning beauty.

03-11-2008, 05:08 PM	#13
BarneyFife Retired Forum Fanatic Join Date: Mar 02, 2008 Posts: 8,460	Jeannie was hot all the way through the show.

05-14-2008, 01:11 PM	#15
ansara1 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 17, 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 184	Hi, As TV Knowledge Fan mentioned, I wonder how BACK THEN (though I know they had plastic surgery, etc. but????) how did Jeannie seem so much more of a "fuller figured gal" in season 4 and on than from seasons 1-3???? Was it a push up bra? Just curious